Troop 189 has been awarded BSA Quality Unit Status in
2003
2004
2005
2006

and the
2007 Centennial
Quality Unit
Award
 

The troop camped at Deer Lake in Connecticut February 29 - March 2.  This was the first trip for the new members of the Phoenix Patrol, who had 6 members (plus their Guide John) on the trip.

It snowed on us Friday night, and even though we had a nice warm cabin, Michael and Alex pitched a tent outside so that Michael could get one more night towards his camping merit badge. They used one of the new 2-man tents that we are testing and liked it a lot. Scoutmaster Steve also spent the night out in his tent along with them.

On Saturday morning the older Scouts in each Patrol conducted skills classes and the newer guys rotated. Congratulations to Max, who finished off both Tenderfoot and Second Class on Saturday! After lunch we explored the camp with compasses and after dinner Saturday night we had a big campfire. Sunday morning we packed up, and went on a hike before we came home.

Acting SPL: David G
Acting ASPL: Alex S

Bulldogs: PL Eddie, APL Adam
Dragons: PL Michael, APL Evan
Stealth Force: PL Charles, AP Billy
Venom: Acting PL Max, Acting APL Logan
Phoenix: Guide John

Special thanks to our Adult Program Staff: Scoutmaster Steve, Assistant Scoutmasters Ed and Mike,
and Committee Members Andrea, Paul G, Paul K, Eric and Anthony